Pingwheel

Pingwheel helps people make local friends with common interests.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry IT Services
  • Location Miami, FL, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded September 2014
  • Employees 3
  • Website pingwheel.com

Company Summary

Pingwheel is the best way to make friends in a new city. Whether you're moving back home or traveling halfway around the world, Pingwheel helps you jumpstart your social circle, and connect to local users with common interests. Join the community bringing new friends together by the things they both love.

Team

  • Patrick Arenson
    Founder

    Resident Entrepreneur, The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
    Operations Manager of Founders Pad Incubator, Grooveshark

    Publications
    The Little Boy Story
    Cooking for College Students: A Beginner's Guide
    The Curse of the Older Sister

    Profiles
    The Idea Man, The Miami Herald
    Gainesville's 25 Most Interesting People, InSite Magazine
    Letter the Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine
    The Independent Alligator, University of Florida

  • Alejandro Perez
    Lead Developer and Co-Founder

    Alejandro is a software developer with over 5 years of experience. Born in Cuba, he is Pingwheel's trilingual reference for English, Spanish and PHP.

Advisors

  • Josh Greenburg
    Tech Advisor
    Unconfirmed
    Lynette Zilio
    Social Media Advisor

Previous Investors

  • Annabelle Scott
    Investor
    Joe Scott
    Investor
    Unconfirmed
    Jasmine Guzman
    Investor
    Unconfirmed
  • Rosemary Williamson
    Investor
    Unconfirmed
    Kristy Hunter
    Investor
    Unconfirmed
    Angelie Arenson
    Investor
    Unconfirmed
  • Violet Paulate
    Investor
    Unconfirmed
    Belle Liwanag
    Invesot
    Unconfirmed

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